Research theme: Tagging and telemetry
… to study the lives and habits both of highly mobile fish species that migrate long distances (e.g. blue shark) and of … Ultimately, the tagging method used will depend on the research question to be answered, budget, the habitat (e.g. … species that are tagged by Inland Fisheries Ireland are Atlantic salmon, sea trout, brown trout, eels, pike, bass …
Research vital as International Year of the Salmon highlights challenges to iconic species - Canney
… Press Release Wednesday 29th May 2019 Research vital as International Year of the Salmon highlights challenges to iconic species - Canney Research vital as International Year of the …
Research theme: Citizen science
… Citizen science is research carried out by members of the public who voluntarily … This information helps us to learn more about key angling species and makes our information better for you as an … methods to use for each species and the best times of the year to catch them. Who do I contact? Email …
Marine Recreational Fishery in Ireland | IMREC
… more than 150,000 people participate in the activity each year, contributing a significant amount to our tourism and … much they release. Focusing on the most important angling species The IMREC is designed to examine the recreational … sharks and other highly migratory fishes. A community of European scientists This work is about fisheries conservation …
Research theme: Fish ageing techniques
… Fish ageing is a fundamental element of fisheries research and provides scientists with lots of valuable … with new layers of growth deposited around the scale each year. These growth rings are called circuli, and the gaps … because they are easy to collect and store. For some fish species, scales are difficult to age, and other fish species …
New research shows young salmon survival is surprisingly low when migrating to sea
… Press Release Wednesday 13th February 2019 New research shows young salmon survival is surprisingly low when … insight into salmon migration journey during International Year of the Salmon Wednesday, 13th of February 2019: A new … from rivers into the marine environment. Work commenced in 2017 and early results show that survival during movement …
Kyne Commits funding for continued removal of Waterweed from Lough Corrib
… from Lough Corrib Inland Fisheries Ireland commences new Research Project into the invasive plant Thursday, 20th … responsibility for the legislation covering Alien Invasive Species (AIS), and in particular liaison as regards species … (73,500m2) of the Lough over a five month period this year in four sites which contained dense strands. These sites …
New research finds salmon farming contributes to sea lice infestation on sea trout as valuable stocks decline
… Press Release Monday 9th January 2017 New research finds salmon farming contributes to sea … Angling is worth €836 million to the Irish economy every year and supports upwards of 11,000 jobs, often in rural and …
Sea trout (Salmo trutta trutta)
… along the west coast. Sea trout are part of the same species as brown trout: brown trout spend their entire lives … as maidens may not return to spawn for at least one year. Sea trout can range widely along the coast, moving in … and ecology of ferox trout (Salmo ferox) in Ireland. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) A brief description of the …
New research reveals new information about sea trout in Irish Sea set to inform conservation management
… Press Release Friday 27th January 2017 New research reveals new information about sea trout in … the sea and sea trout are dependent on these keystone prey species (sand eel and sprat), as are many other marine fish …
DIASPARA
… Improving scientific knowledge on the European eel and Atlantic/Baltic salmon to strengthen the scientific basis of … due to their ecological characteristics. Firstly, the two species share their life cycle between marine and continental … AZTI: https://www.azti.es/ Wageningen Research: …